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WITNESSES H. BODDINGTON.

COMBINED WINDOW SHUTTER AND VENTILATOR.

' APPLIIOATION rum) MAR.10, 190a.

Patented Mar.15,1910.

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H. BODDINGTON.

COMBINED WINDOW SHUTTER AND VBNTILATOR.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR.10,1908.

952,309. Patented Mar. 15.1910.

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W TNESSES A ORNEYS I H. BODDINGTON.

COMBINED WINDOW SHUTTER AND VENTILATOR.

APPLIGATI'ON FILED MAR.10, 1908.

952,300. Patented Mar. 15,1910.

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ATToRNE vs TINTTED flTATES TATEN T @FFTCE HENRY BODDINGTON, OFMANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY BODDINGTON, justice of the peace, a subject ofthe King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Manchester, England,have invented a new and useful Improvement for a Combined Window-Shutterand Ventilator that is espe cially adapted for the port-holes of ships,but is also applicable in places such as studios, dark rooms,malt-houses, stores, cellars, attics, stables, and the like, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap, easilyadjustable and secure arrangement that may be utilized either as awindow-shutter or as a ventilator, for the purpose of obtaining airwhile preventing the entrance of insects such as mosquitoes, and inwhich the parts can be easily, quickly and accurately regulated, orremoved entirely if required. This object I attain in the followingmanner, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which,

Figure 1, is an outside view of my invention showing it as applied to aship, building, etc.; Fig. 2, is an inside view of the same; Fig. 3, isa side elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, is a sectional elevation on the lineA-A Fig. 2; Figs. 5 to 16 are views of certain of the elementsconstituting my invention; Fig. 17, is a view showing certain of theelements assembled, and Fig. 18, is a front elevation of a modification.

Referring to the drawings, a is a circular casing or frame having anaperture a and designed to be fitted in a wall, hull of a ship etc. Thisframe is provided With an interior rim or flange 0; and a ball-bearingrace a Two openings at and r, of which the latter is normally closed bya stopper r, lead to the race a and are for the purpose of permittingthe supplying of balls to and extracting them from said race. Pins aproject from the interior flange a and act as positioning means for anopaque circular partition 6 having an opening a. The partition c isslotted at e, asshown in Fig. 8, and has a reinforcing rib 69 which isgrooved at 6 A second opaque circular partition 9 (Figs. 11, 12 and 13)having an opening 6, is provided with a reinforcing rib g from whichprojects a pin f on one side, while the other side is grooved at g. y jA clrcular partltion having cups m cut in Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed March 10, 1908.

COMBINED WINDOW-SHUTTER AND VENTILATOR.

Patented Mar. 15, 1910. Serial No. 420,287.

its periphery, has a division or reinforcing rib j which is providedwith a pin j on one side and handles Z on the other. The segment on oneside of the division or reinforcement j contains wire gauze 7a or otherscreen, while the segment on the other side of the dividing bar 7'contains glass is. For the purpose of binding the three partitionstogether While permitting one to turn upon the other, I provide a boltor pin 6 as shown in Fig. 17.

The assembling of the various parts is accomplished in the followingmanner: The partition 9 is placed against the part'tion 6 so that thepin f will project into the g ooved or cut-away portion 6 the partitionj is then placed against the partition 9 in such manner that the pin jprojects into the cutaway portion g and: as each of the reinforcingmembers e, g and 7' is provided with a central bearing cavity, the bolt6 is slid through them and a nut b is screwed on the pin 6. The casinghaving been previously positioned, the three partitions in theirassembled form, are placed within the aperture a, as shown in Fig. 4, sothat the pins o on the flange a will project into the slots 0 in the rimof the partition 6 A ball, forming part of the bearing, is then put inthe opening n and the ring j turned by means of the handles Z until saidball drops into one of the cups m; this action is repeated until each ofthe cups m contain a ball. These balls so placed, serve two purposes,they. act as bearing for the partitions g and j and they retain thelatter within the casing a. The partition 6 owing to the pins aextending into its slots 6, is incapable of rotation.

In the use of my device, if it is desired to admit light and air to theroom, but to exclude insects, the wire screen 70 should be in theposition shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, i. c. acting as a medium between theouter atmosphere and the room. To replace the wire screen by the glassit it is only necessary to turn the partition j clock-wise one-halfrevolution. If it is desired to exclude the light at a time when theglass is the medium between the outer atn'losphere and the room, itills-ream r t revolution, contra-clock-wise. Une half of said revolutionbrings the wire screen into position while the other half revolutioncauses the pin j to enter the groove 9 and turn the partition 9 one-halfrevolution, at the end of which the pin f, by striking the groove 0",prevents further movement of said partition in this direction. Thepartitions may be removed from the casing a by allowing the balls of thebearing to drop one by one from the race a and cups m which can be doneby removing the plug or stopper r and slowly turning the ring For thepurpose of obtaining ventilation when it is necessary to entirely closethe aperture a by the glass It or opaque partition I provide the casinga with air channels which connect the outer and inner atmosphere. The ar*angement of these channels or passages is as follows: passages (4connect two grooves a and a". A channel a leads from the groove a to theouter atmosphere, while openings a lead from the groove (4 to the inneratmosphere. The groove (4* is provided with a drain passage 2) that isnormally closed by a stopper 2).

The course of the air through the channels is as follows: The air isdirected by suitable funnels on the outside of the ship or building,into the channel (4 from there it passes into the groove a then throughthe passages ca into the groove a and out into the room through theopenings a Any form of stop-valve can be employed for closing theopenings a into the room. As shown in the present instance, the valve qconsists of a plate pivoted to the casing a and provided with a handle9. During rainy weather or choppy seas a certain amount of water willenter the channel a along with the air, but as it has to travel down thegroove a in order to pass through the passages a into and up through thegroove a, the water will continue down and accumulate at the bottom ofthe casing where it can easily be removed by withdrawing the stopper 2).

In the modification shown in Fig. 18, I have illustrated anotherconstruction for keeping the partitions within the casing a. In thismodification a spring 6 is inserted in a groove in the frame aimmediately in front of the ring It will be understood that instead ofhaving the partition 0 separate from the casing a it may be madeintegral therewith.

Claims:

1. The combination of a casing having an aperture, an opaque partitionfixed in and partly closing said aperture, with a second partitionmovably mounted in the aperture and having screened and transparentportions.

2. The combination of a casing having an aperture, an opaque partitionfixed in and partly closing said aperture, a second partition movablymounted in the aperture and capable of cooperating with the firstpartition to wholly close the aperture, with a third partition alsomovably mounted in the aperture and having screened and transparentportions.

3. The combination of a casing having an aperture, an opaque partitionfixed in and partly closing said aperture, a second partition movablymounted in the aperture, and capable of cooperating with the firstpartition to close the aperture, with a third partition having screenedand transparent portions either of said portions being movable into linewith the portion of the aperture not closed by the first partition.

4. The combination of a casing having an aperture, an opaque partitionfixed in and partly closing said aperture, a second partition movablymounted in the aperture and capable of cooperating with the firstpartition to close the aperture, a third partition having screened andtransparent portions, with means for moving the second partition oreither portion of the third partition into line with the portion of theaperture not closed by the first partition.

5. The combination of a window frame having a circular aperture, acircular partition mounted in said aperture and having an opening, asecond partition rotatably mounted in said aperture and having anopening, a third partition also rotatably mounted within the apertureand having screened and transparent portions, with coupling meansbetween the second and third partitions whereby the rotation of one ofsaid rotatable partitions will cause rotation of the other.

6. The combination of a window frame having a circular aperture, acircular partition removably fixed within said aperture and having anopening, a pin passing through the center of said partition, a secondpartition rotatably mounted on said pin and also having an opening, athird partition rotatably mounted on said pin and having a screened anda transparent portion.

7 The combination of a window frame hav ing an aperture, a partitionremovably fixed within said aperture and having an open ing, a pinpassing through the partition, a second partition rotatably mounted onsaid pin and also having an opening, a third partition rotatably mountedon said pin and having a screened and a transparent portion, said framealso having an air passage opening on both faces thereof and a branchpassage leading from the bottom part of said passage to permit of theescape of water.

8. The combination of a window frame having an aperture, a partitionremovably fixed within said aperture and having an opening, a pinpassing through the partition, a second partition rotatably mounted onsaid pin and also having an opening, a third partition rotatably mountedon said pin and having a screened and a transpar- In testimony whereof Iaifix my signature ent portion, sa1d frame also havlng an a1r 1npresence of two wltnesses. passage opening on both faces thereof and abranch passage leading from the bottom HENRY BODDINGTON' 5 part of saidpassage to permit of the escape Witnesses:

of Water, With means for directing air to TI-IOS. PRESCOTT,

compel it to flow through the passage. HAROLD WALKER.

